Vegan Chocolate cupcakes with buttercream frosting!

Today is my big brothers birthday so I had the perfect opportunity to try out this recipe from Vegan cupcakes take over the world.I am happy to say they taste as good as they look.

1 cup soy milk
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup canola oil ( I used veg.)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extr. /chocolate extr. or more vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup cocoa powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt






Butter cream frosting
1/4 cup non-hydrogenated shortening
1/4 cup vegan  margarine
1 1/2 cups confectioners sugar
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
half of 1/4 cup soy milk (I suck at fractions)

Preparation -Cupcakes
Always preheat oven and line pan with cupcake liners before you start mixing anything. Whisk soy milk and vinegar and let sit while you begin to mix the flour,cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt in another bowl.Add sugar.oil and extracts to your milk/vinegar mixture and beat till foamy.Add wet mixture to dry mixture and mix together.Fill cupcake liner 3/4 the way and bake for 18-20 minutes.

Preparation -frosting
Beat shortening and margarine together until fluffy.Add sugar and beat for about 3 minutes. Add vanilla and soy milk and beat till fluffy, 5 to 7 minutes.